Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

[JamesW]

The diameter of the sun is about 400 times larger than the diameter of the moon, which means that the cross sectional area of the sun is about 160,000 times larger than the cross sectional area of the moon.

According to a dude named Neil the grass Tyson the reason that the moon perfectly covers the sun is because the sun is 400 times farther away, so it appears the same size as the noon.

It seems like a pretty big coincidence, but Neil is an astrology expert, so maybe he knows.

 

[Newdude]

It seems like a pretty big coincidence, but Neil is an astrology expert, so maybe he knows.

-sometimes it be like that.

 

[Saturn94]

but Neil is an astrology expert

Ooh, there’s gonna be a smackdown between you and Neil if he hears you say that!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

According to a dude named Neil the grass Tyson …

Does he have a brother named Mike? I believe so … he’s a famous ear/nose/throat doctor … well, ears mostly

 

[Wolfepack88]

The diameter of the sun is about 400 times larger than the diameter of the moon, which means that the cross sectional area of the sun is about 160,000 times larger than the cross sectional area of the moon.

However, the eclipse people claim that the moon will completely block the sun.

The moon can only block 1/160,000 of the sun, so you probably will not be able to even see any difference.

For a just a second I almost had a breakdown when I read that. It was written with such confidence just like how this young lady stated her point. She is supposed to help support my social security down the road, yikes. Her high school should be closed for malpractice!!!

 

[Newdude]

I paid the $7.99 for the streaming package which gave me early access to the show.

 

[JamesW]

The BIG DAY (aka the large day).

This is it folks, the Total Solar Eclipse.

It will be the most spectacular sight ever witnessed on the face of the earth.

Women and Children will faint; grown men will weep.

The Clockwork Universe revealed in an instant.

Mostly, it’s a shadow, so I am not sure what the big deal is.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

And it’s a shadow that happens all the time … it’s just happening in places where most humans aren’t found. The cool part is that we are in a Saros cycle where eclipses are getting longer and longer … we might actually get up to 5 mins of solar shade by the end of the century.

Personally speaking I think an umbrella works better …

 

[JJ_Tex]

It was a beautiful weekend and not a cloud in the sky this morning. Now, 2 hours before we should be able to start seeing it, I cant even find the sun. Does this count as a total cloudar eclipse

 

[JamesW]

The cool part is that we are in a Saros cycle where eclipses are getting longer and longer … we might actually get up to 5 mins of solar shade by the end of the century.

Named after Juuse Saros, the goalie for the Nashville Predators, who is an amateur astronomer and the person who figured out the cycle.

 

[Newdude]

Being impatient as ever, I'm just blinking reallllllllly slow all day and getting TONS of eclipses.

 

[Newdude]

 

[JamesW]

April 8, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse in New York, New York, USA

Start time, end time, animation, and detailed viewing information for the upcoming eclipse in New York, New York, USA

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Countdown to Eclipse

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[Newdude]

wow

Well played with the Owen Wilson reference!!

 

[JamesW]

 

[hexabc]

It seems like a pretty big coincidence,...

 

[JJ_Tex]

The clouds somewhat cooperated here. These are the best pics I could do with my 50 cent amazon iPhone filter:

 

[Newdude]

I had blazing sun and the clouds showed up right as the slow show was starting.

 

[dfwnoob]

We got a very, very lucky break with the clouds and could see everything.

 

[Newdude]

T minus 12 mins.




Fun fact. The camera picks up the phase, reflected in the blue circle if you zoom